PRODUCT MANAGER IV

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Product Management Teams manage all aspects of a product, from driving new product development to manufacturing to marketing. They are responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership and capacity plans in order to meet sales and profit targets. The Product Manager role will be responsible for product revenue, executing new product introductions, profitability, and product definition with key applications for the Data Connectivity product line (~$20M annual revenue, with an expected growth to ~$100M in 5 years) 

The drivers to successfully getting the business to the next phase of growth, include:
•     Gaining market share with ethernet, camera, antenna, radar and lidar related interconnect solutions across Agriculture, Construction and On-highway markets
•     Growing a differentiated portfolio with strong value proposition
•     Influence cross functional teams to scale new product portfolios profitability, driving operational efficiency and optimization of global manufacturing footprints
•     Develop strong relationships with key accounts and align with other product lines and BU’s to create cross selling synergies.
•     Build out product roadmaps in technically complex market environments, aligning with key accounts and create differentiation in target applications.
•     Assess and articulate opportunities with new technological trends ensuring long-term continuous pipeline growth and enabling sales force to capture and secure new opportunities.
•     Build culture of continuous improvement, which leverages best practice processes and metrics to drive year-over-year improvements in key project management metrics.
 

What your background should look like:

Execution
•    Translate product strategy and roadmap into tactical plans and drive execution to achieve business objectives, Including revenue, market share gain, gross margin, and OI.
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams on the execution of new product introduction projects to meet customer and market demands. 
•    Maintain strong new product and Opportunity pipeline, driving accountability across functions to ensure on-time execution that secures revenue growth through market cycles
•    Generate technology platform concepts with engineering to build solid product foundation addressing future market trends
•    Keep close contact with strategic customers, market mega-trends, industry standards, to understand and influence technology trends and requirements to form product roadmap and drive competitive advantage.
•    In partnership with Global Sales and Marketing influence go-to-market strategy, including pricing and promotion. Enhance technical competency of the Sales and grow share with key customer and fully leverage distribution partners.
•     Create differentiation with product development, including advance technology development; address supply chain priorities for the product lines, including lead time and localization.

Strategy
•    Analyze market and industry trends, customer needs, Voice of Customer (VOC), and the competitive landscape, translates this information into product line plans and actions to evolve and adapt the business model to the external environment.
•    Develop a clear strategic plan, influence and support multiple functional organizations in execution of the plan.
•     Develop mid to long-term product strategy & roadmaps, including technology platform strategy aligned to target applications and manufacturing footprint. Build alignment across multiple functions inside the organization in support of strategic plan. 
 

Requirements

•     3-5 years of experience in Industry (Sensors, Semiconductor, Electrical / Mechanical Components & Systems).
•     Minimum of 4 year technical or business degree required with a preference for advanced degree (MS, MBA)
•     Experience in automotive and/or industrial and commercial transportation markets
•     Ability to effectively work under pressure and to meet challenging targets.
•     Demonstrated Experience successfully scaling newly launched product portfolios
•     Clear, strategic thinker with vision and the ability to execute on priorities.
•     Demonstrated commercial / entrepreneurial / strategic / innovative mindset.
•     Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build credible relationships with multiple functions.
•     Willingness to travel – customer visits, association presentations, field training, etc.

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